On November 22nd, 1963, the presidnential aircraft Air-Force One landed in Dallas TX. The president had come to mend political "fences" with the members of the States Democrats. The president and his wife sat in the back of an open air limousine. As the car approached the state building, he was shot in the head. He was raced to a nearby hospital where he died.
As news spread of his death, one question was on everyones mind, "who killed shot Kennedy and why?" During the next for days, Lyndon Johnson took the oath of office on Air-Force One. Television audiences witnessed Dallas Police charge Lee Harvey Oswald as the murderer, because his palm print had been found on the rifle used to kill Kennedy. In 1963, the Warren Commission investigated the weird events that took place and concluded that Oswald had shot the president. Later though, a reinvestigation in 1979 concluded that there was another shooter. There have also been other investigations which have resulted in a wide variety of conclusions. Some people believe that it may have been an inside job by the CIA. They believe this because after reading the Warren report and other testimonies, people found contradictions. Those who feel that the CIA tried to cover it up point to the contradictions and claim that the information is purposely misleading which would be evidence of a cover up. They do not believe that the details are correct, so they feel that there may be some sort of cover up. Others believed that there was a magic bullet, because the trajectory of the bullet is a phenomenom that still can't be explained today. One other theory suggests that this was a plot by anti-castro Cubans. Some also believe that this was fueled by the Cold War and was fueled by the Soviet Union. This has been debated for many years and has been the cause of many conspiracy theories.
The day after the Assassination, the whole nation got work off to mourn the death of the President. President Kennedy was beloved by most Americans. Still today, Kennedy's killer is still debated today.
Connor and Cody
It's a good summary. It contains most of the information about the assassination of JFK. You probably want to add a little more details such as the motivation of the murderer.
ReplyDeleteGood summary...you included a lot of facts. If you add an image it would add a lot too the blog
ReplyDeleteNice summarizing; however, I would add a visual and some detail in your information as mentioned above.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading about the "magic bullet" because of how reluctant people were about accepting Kennedy's death. Great posting, but a picture would be nice, too.
ReplyDeleteA little short, but good information. It was however lacking visuals.
ReplyDeleteYou need visuals. You also probably want to add a bit more stuffing.
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